It's Super Effective: A Pokemon Podcast

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X-Ray Your Pokémon Cards Before Opening Jul 29, 2024

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Pokémon Sleep is adding Ribbons to the game! Pokémon GO announces two different Safari experiences for South Korea and Indonesia. Pokémon UNITE is doing away with their monthly membership, kinda. Someone build an x-ray machine to scan packs of Pokémon cards to see what's inside before you open them. This technology alone could really hinder the vintage market. An update on the AI art for the Pokémon Art Contest.

00:00:00-Introduction
00:02:00-Pokémon Sleep Ribbons
00:27:00-Break
00:30:00-X-Ray TCG Machine
00:53:20-New Pokémon Snap in China
00:59:00-Pokémon GO News
01:18:40-AI Art Update
01:46:00-Post Credits

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EPISODE CREDITS
Hosted, edited, and produced by Steve Sarumi
Theme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess
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Podcast artwork by Steve Sarumi

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$70 Croc vs Free Croc Jul 22, 2024

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Pokémon Sleep does a full week of gifts for players to celebrate their 1 year anniversary. Pokémon UNITE celebrates 3 years by removing EX Pokémon from the game and promising new balance updates. Roy's Fuecoco from the anime will be released soon in both Japan and at the San Diego Comic Con. Pokémon is doing another collaboration with Crocs, this time featuring less popular Pokémon like Gengar and Charizard.

00:00:00-Introduction
00:04:00-Pokémon Sleep Celebration
00:31:50-Pokémon UNITE Changes
00:46:30-Mega Lucario Coming
00:57:10-Pokémon at Comic Con
01:05:50-New Crocs
01:24:30-Post Credits

💰 Support on Patreon

EPISODE CREDITS
Hosted, edited, and produced by Steve Sarumi
Theme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess
Ad music comes from Evanto Elements
Podcast artwork by Steve Sarumi

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New Scarlet & Violet Updates for Summer! Jul 15, 2024

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Pokémon Sleep announces their 1 year anniversary. It'll be a two week event! We got back from Pokémon GO Fest NYC and we talk about the experience both on and off the island. Pokémon announces two months of content for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet with 4 events that each last about two weeks before rotation to the next.

00:00:00-Introduction
00:02:30-Pokémon Sleep Celebration
00:19:50-NYC Pokémon GO Fest Recap
01:06:00-Summer of Scarlet & Violet
01:26:30-Post Credits

💰 Support on Patreon

EPISODE CREDITS
Hosted, edited, and produced by Steve Sarumi
Theme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess
Ad music comes from Evanto Elements
Podcast artwork by Steve Sarumi

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Game Freak Released a Brand New Game, It's Not Pokémon Jul 08, 2024

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Game Freak released a brand new game in Japan, which looks visually similar to Pokémon Quest. We prep for Global GO Fest, talk about Ho-Oh coming to Pokémon UNITE, and talk about 4 years of Café Remix.

00:00:00-Introduction
00:03:40-Pokémon Sleep News
00:12:00-Café Remix
00:24:50-Break
00:27:30-UNITE Anniversary
00:40:30-Pokémon GO Fest Global
00:59:00-Break
01:03:30-The New Game Freak Game
01:19:00-Post Credits

💰 Support on Patreon

EPISODE CREDITS
Hosted, edited, and produced by Steve Sarumi
Theme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess
Ad music comes from Evanto Elements
Podcast artwork by Steve Sarumi

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Elite Raid: Mega Rayquaza Jul 01, 2024

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We get another stab at Elite Raids, featuring Mega Rayquaza this time. Campfire App is good now? The AI art drama last week gets a follow-up by the Pokémon Company. After dipping back into Pokémon Trading Card Game Live, the upcoming Pocket App is making more sense. The 2025 Play Pokémon season gets announced with changes, and players are not happy.

00:00:00-Introduction
00:02:00-House Cleaning
00:15:20-Elite Raids Return
00:49:00-Break
00:50:20-AI Update
01:00:00-Trading Card Game Live
01:24:20-Break
01:24:30-2025 Play Pokémon Season
01:46:30-Post Credits

💰 Support on Patreon

EPISODE CREDITS
Hosted, edited, and produced by Steve Sarumi
Theme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess
Ad music comes from Evanto Elements
Podcast artwork by Steve Sarumi

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Pokémon Art Contest Ruined Jun 24, 2024

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A new event is coming to Pokémon Sleep and we are about a month out from the 1 year anniversary. The Pokémon Illustrator contest has moved onto the first 300 picked, but there are signs that the rules of this contest have been broken with the use of AI art. Pokémon GO is about to celebrate 8 years of their game, but this event doesn't seem very exciting.

00:00:00-Introduction
00:02:30-Pokémon Sleep
00:25:20-Halloween Booster Packs
00:29:00-Break
00:30:00-AI Art Sneaks Pass
01:12:00-Break
01:13:00-Pokémon GO News
01:52:00-Post Credits

💰 Support on Patreon

EPISODE CREDITS
Hosted, edited, and produced by Steve Sarumi
Theme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess
Ad music comes from Evanto Elements
Podcast artwork by Steve Sarumi

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The Road to Pokémon Worlds, Hawai'i Jun 17, 2024

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Cramorant's Main Skill is revealed! Talk on both Pokémon Masters EX and Pokémon UNITE. 7-Star Electric Emboar arrives to Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. There is an exclusive Gyarados drink in Japan. The Pokémon Company has shown off more of what to expect at the 2024 World Championships in Hawai'i!

00:00:00-Introduction
00:02:10-Pokémon Sleep
00:16:40-Gyarados Drink
00:19:50-Break
00:20:00-Electric Emboar
00:23:50-Pokémon Masters EX
00:31:10-Pokémon UNITE
00:46:20-Break
00:47:50-Pokémon Worlds 2024
01:27:30-Post Credits

💰 Support on Patreon

EPISODE CREDITS
Hosted, edited, and produced by Steve Sarumi
Theme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess
Ad music comes from Evanto Elements
Podcast artwork by Steve Sarumi

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CRAMORANT CRAMORANT CRAMORANT Jun 10, 2024

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Cramorant is being added to Pokémon Sleep! The Summer Festival will increase Water, Flying, and Bug-type Pokémon during the event. The FBI investigated a Pokémon scam involving $2,000,000 worth of cards. Pokémon Center gets new merch. Pokémon GO launches a new season with a free seasonal pass as we head into Summer.

00:00:00-Introduction
00:01:50-Pokémon Sleep
00:36:10-Break
00:38:00-FBI Card Scam
00:50:20-New Pokémon Center Merch
01:05:50-New Season in Pokémon GO
01:27:30-Post Credits

💰 Support on Patreon

EPISODE CREDITS
Hosted, edited, and produced by Steve Sarumi
Theme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess
Ad music comes from Evanto Elements
Podcast artwork by Steve Sarumi

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Riding the Pikachu Train in Japan Jun 03, 2024

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Reporting back from Sendai GO Fest in Japan. Thoughts on the four day event and what went wrong and what went well. Since being a bit more Northern in Japan, we talk about experiencing the limited-ticket Pikachu Train out of Ichinoseki.

00:00:00-Introduction
00:02:00-Pokémon Sleep
00:12:20-GO Fest Sendai, Part 1
00:29:20-Break
00:31:20-GO Fest Sendai, Part 2
00:45:00-The Pikachu Train
01:49:10-Post Credits

💰 Support on Patreon

EPISODE CREDITS
Hosted, edited, and produced by Steve Sarumi
Theme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess
Ad music comes from Evanto Elements
Podcast artwork by Steve Sarumi

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Legends Z-A Talk with Joe Merrick of Serebii May 27, 2024

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Joe Merrick of Serebii joins us this week to talk the state of Pokémon mobile games, their current thoughts on Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, and what we think (so far) of Legends Z-A. We go over every mobile game from Pokémon GO to UNITE. We also talk about the mess that was BD/SP and how Scarlet and Violet should have been delayed.

00:00:00-Introduction
00:02:20-Pokémon Sleep
00:13:20-Pokémon Masters EX
00:15:30-Pokémon GO
00:30:30-Break
00:31:20-Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
00:46:30-Legends Z-A
01:15:10-Post Credits

💰 Support on Patreon

EPISODE CREDITS
Hosted, edited, and produced by Steve Sarumi
Theme songs and segment jingles by Nicholas Burgess
Ad music comes from Evanto Elements
Podcast artwork by Steve Sarumi

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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